Its Been Awhile - Staind

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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
         
     It's been

             
 awhile since 

            
I could - hold


 my head up hi

gh
         
     It's been

             
 awhile since 

             
I first saw yo

   
u
         
     It's been

             
 awhile since 

             
I could stand 

        
on my own two 

feet again
         
     It's been

             
 awhile since 

             
I could call y

    
ou

[Chorus]
            
   And everyth

             
ing I can't re

       
member
            
   As fucked u

             
p as it all ma

       
y seem
            
   The consequ

             
ences that I'v

           
e rendered
            
   I stretched

             
 myself beyond

          
 my means

[Verse 2]
         
     It's been

             
 awhile since 

             
I couldn't say

         
 that I wasn't

 addicted
         
     It's been

             
 awhile since 

             
I couldn't say

           
 I love myself


 as well as
         
     It's been

             
 awhile since 

              
I've gone and 

             
fucked things 

         
up just like I

 always do
         
     It's been

             
 awhile but al

             
l that shit se

            
ems to disappe


ar when I'm wi

th you

[Chorus]
            
   And everyth

             
ing I can't re

       
member
            
   As fucked u

             
p as it all ma

       
y seem
            
   The consequ

             
ences that I'v

           
e rendered
            
   I've gone a

             
nd fucked thin

             
gs up again, y

      
eah

[Bridge]
            
   Why must I 

             
feel this way
            
   Just make t

           
his go away
            
   Just one mo

             
re peaceful da

    
y

[Verse 3]
         
     It's been

             
 awhile since 

           
I could - look


 at myself str

aight
         
     It's been

             
 awhile since 

             
I said I'm sor

    
ry
         
     It's been

             
 awhile since 

              
I've seen the 

    
way candles li

ght your face
         
     It's been

             
 awhile but I 

             
can still reme

      
mber just the 

way you taste

[Chorus]
            
   And everyth

             
ing I can't re

       
member
            
   As fucked u

             
p as it all ma

             
y seem   to be

             
 I know it's m


e
(         
I cannot blame

             
 this on my fa

     
ther
            
   He did the 

             
best he could 

        
for me

[Outro]
         
     It's been

             
 awhile since 

            
I could - hold


 my head up hi

gh
         
     It's been

             
 awhile since 

            
I said I'm sor

ry

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